Peille

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Coordinates: 43°48′11″N 7°24′09″E / 43.80306, 07.4025

Commune of Peille
Location
Peille (France)
Peille
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton L'Escarène
Mayor Georges Deorestis
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 190 m–1 268 m
Land area¹ 43,16 km²
Population²
(1999)		 2 045
 - Density 47/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 06091/ 06440
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Peille (Occitan: Pelha) is a commune perched on a rock between Monaco and Menton in the Alpes Maritimes Département in southeastern France. It is 630m/2,067ft above sea level overlooking the River Peillon. Higher still than the village are the ruins of a château dating from the 13th century.

It is thought the area was once home to a little know Ligurian tribe the Oratelli of Peille[1] Today the village is notable for its narrow streets, small squares, and architecture dating to the Medieval period [2]. Examples of this architecture include the remnants of the village fortifications, the 14th century courthouse known as the "Palais des Consuls". On the very edge of the cliff face is a large building known as the "Palais des Lascaris" this too dates from the 14th century. The village has a 12th century church in the Romanesque style with ancient frescos decorating its interior.

The village is close to the Peille-Laghet fault trace and on the 1st November 1999 was the epicentre of the small Peille earthquake which measured (M[w] = 3.4) [3]

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  1. ^ About the Principality of Monaco
  2. ^ Peille
  3. ^ CAT.INIST.FR

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